Scott v. Board of Com'rs of Muskogee

Opinion by

RAT, C.

The facts alleged in petition necessary to an understanding of the questions presented are these: January 2, 1923, the board of county commissioners of Muskogee county employed the plaintiff as tax ferret for a period of two years. August 7, 1923, they employed the defendant W. I\ Blakemore as tax ferret for a period of one year from that day. The plaintiff, contending that this contract with the board of commissioners was an exclusive contract and, for that reason, the board of commissioners had no power or authority to employ any other person to act as tax ferret during the…